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At present, there is a huge gap between supply and demand of old-age services in rural areas of China. Developing rural mutual old-age services is of great significance to remedy the gap. Based on the survey data of 1200 rural residents in Hubei and Henan provinces, this paper adopts binary logistic regression model to analyze the influence of special trust and general trust on rural residents' willingness to participate in mutual care for the aged. The results show that both special trust and general trust have an impact on rural residents' willingness to participate in mutual support for the elderly, but the effect of special trust on rural residents' willingness to participate in mutual support for the elderly is not significant. General trust has a significant promoting effect on rural residents' willingness to participate in mutual care for the aged. Chinese rural residents' trust in village cadres has a significant promoting effect on their willingness to participate in mutual assistance for the aged. The trust of ordinary friends significantly inhibited their willingness to participate. The educational level, living style, and economic status of Chinese rural residents have a positive impact on their willingness to participate in mutual care for the aged. Age, marital status, health status, and intergenerational relationship are inversely correlated with willingness to participate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using meteorological data of Anhui Meteorological Bureau, based on the multi-level fuzzy comprehensive analysis method, this paper preliminarily explores the main types and various influencing factors of regional meteorological disasters related to hotel buildings in the Dabie Mountain Scenic Area, and puts forward suggestions on how to deal with the risk of meteorological disasters in the scenic area, in order to provide a better understanding of the Dabie Mountains. It provides a theoretical basis for better response to meteorological disaster decision-making in the development of the scenic spot, and also hopes to provide reference for other Dabie Mountain scenic spots in Hubei and Henan. The research results show that the main types of meteorological disasters faced by hotel buildings in the Dabie Mountain Scenic Area are; rainstorm, thunder and lightning, heavy fog, and snow disaster. The occurrence frequency of various disasters is higher than that of the plains, and the intensity is higher. Due to the high altitude of the hotel buildings, the soil resistivity has obvious mutation or stratification. The terrain surrounded by mountains on three sides often becomes a good conductor of lightning, and the risk of lightning strikes is high, and the lighting weather is frequent. The Dabie Mountain Scenic Area is prone to heavy fog, frost, snow disaster and other weather due to its high altitude, high air humidity and low temperature. Hotels in the Dabie Mountain Scenic Area should effectively deal with meteorological disasters and reduce losses by formulating disaster prevention plans, strengthening lightning protection engineering measures for hotel buildings, and regularly testing and maintaining the lightning protection devices installed in hotels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It has been commonly considered that ecological fiscal transfer has the dual goals of equalizing basic public services and improving the quality of local ecological environment. However, the diversity of the goals could impact the outcome of local financial transfer payment and the successful realization of the goals. Based on the mediating effects of financial expenditure on environmental protection, and moderating effects of financial expenditure on agriculture, forestry and water, this paper made a theoretical analysis of the ecological environmental goals of ecological fiscal transfers, and implemented a research hypothesis, using the panel data of 199 counties in Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei and Henan provinces from 2010 to 2018. The empirical study showed that ecological fiscal transfers promoted the quality of local ecological environment during the sample period. As to the effects of local ecological fiscal transfers, the expenditure on environmental protection played a partial role of mediating effect, while the expenditure on agricultural, forestry and water not only regulated the effects of local environmental protection expenditure, but also improved local environmental quality. Since the local government had the information advantage regarding environmental governance, the goals of the provincial-level system could better reflect the ecological needs of the jurisdiction area. Consequently, the province-to-county ecological fiscal transfer system could effectively promote the quality of local ecological environment, and the incentive effect of environmental protection was obvious. Therefore, local governments at the county level should gradually abandon the practice of ‘pollution first, treatment later’, and take up the model of ‘co-ordinated development with dual goals’ involving both economy and environment. To coordinate those two goals of ecological fiscal transfer, the ‘bottom-up participatory decision-making’ concept can be a beneficial supplement to environmental governance by improving environmental quality through diversified practices of local governments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]